New York
Raising The Dead
Planners seek to reinvent Fresh Kills, the world's largest landfill.
WTC Planning Process: The Unheard Voices
The WTC planning process lacked in the diversity of voices among those controlling the planning process.
Upstate New York Sprawling Despite Little Growth
A new analysis shows that despite two decades of anemic population growth, Upstate New York has urbanized hundreds of thousands of acres of farm and forest land since 1980.
Wall Street: Home, Sweet Home
A combination of cheap financing and vacant commercial properties in Lower Manhattan, post 9/11, is slowly transforming Wall Street into a 24-hour community.
Using High Tech To Track The Health Of Urban Forests
Digital technology plays a vital role in modern urban forest management.
The Bumpy Road Toward Bicycle Equality
Ithaca cyclists endure the hills and valleys of public debate before making headway with two new routes.
$764 Per Square Foot
The sale of the G.M. Building at 767 Fifth Avenue will go down as the most ever paid for a US office building.
New York: A City Of Stories
A personal history of New York City.
Designing for Gold
NYC organizes a design competition for the Olympic Village for if the city wins the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The Means and Ends to Creating Great Spaces
TIME Magazine reviews _Great Fortunes_, a book on the tumultuous development of what it considers 'the handsomest great space in the U.S.'
Old Elevated Rail Line To Be Converted Into A Park
A proposal sees to spur new commercial and residential developments along Manhattan's West side by turning an old elevated rail line into a park.
First-of-its-kind Space-Saving Garage Opens
Long popular in Europe and Asia, high-tech automatic garages can park the same number of cars as a ramped garage but using only half as much precious real estate.
What New York Can Learn From Los Angeles And Houston
A report financed by the Rockefeller Foundation recommends that New York City end its preoccupation with huge subsidies for big businesses.
Ground Zero Rebuilding: Open, Yet Secretive
Plans for redevelopment of the World Trade Center site continue to evolve.
World Trade Center Lives On
A name can change how you think about a place and how you plan for it.
New York City: Six Months To Get A Sign Approved
Execessive government regulation is responsible for New York City's lingering economic problems, writes the Economist. Mayor Bloomberg responds.
Nader Slams NYC Snapple Deal
Mayor Bloomberg has committed New York City to naming Snapple as the official water, juice and iced tea provider for the nation's largest metropolis. The elaborate five-year agreement -- not publically available -- transferred $166 million
Contractor Bids On Rights To Develop On Prime State Lands
An entrepreneur purchases exclusive rights to build waterfront housing along the entire New York's state canal system.
A Company Town's Bid To Reinvent Itself
Layoffs at Kodak and Xerox in Rochester symbolize a challenge felt by other cities.
Lower Manhattan Making a Comeback
PATH trains, and other signs of rebirth in Lower Manhattan, will emerge in the coming months, opening the WTC site for the first time to the public since the 9/11 attacks.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
